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USGS Announces Massive Lithium Deposits In Appalachia | Principia Scientific, Intl.
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (434+ words) Written by Rodney Overton with Michael Ramsey on May 15, 2026. Posted in Current News The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is calling a newly identified lithium deposit in the Appalachian Mountains " concentrated in the Carolinas " a "great find," saying it…...
Record High Copper Price Causing Problems For "Green" Energy | Principia Scientific, Intl.
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (286+ words) Written by Paul Homewood on November 4, 2025. Posted in Current News There will be a thriving trade for copper thieves! Better watch out for your EV charging cable at night! On October 31st, The Telegraph published an article titled "Record copper prices…...
Critical Minerals and the Trade War for National Security | Principia Scientific, Intl.
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (969+ words) Written by Lena Petrova on October 23, 2025. Posted in Current News Washington has found itself in a predicament: its vulnerability has been exposed for the entire world to see China controls approximately 78 percent of the rare earth minerals essential for supporting…...
Minerals Needed for "Green" Energy Could Run Out Within 10 Years | Principia Scientific, Intl.
9+ mon, 26+ min ago (318+ words) Written by Will Jones on August 15, 2025. Posted in Current News Critical minerals needed to build "green" energy technology such as solar panels, nuclear power stations, electric cars and wind turbines could run out within 10 years, researchers have warned The Times…...
Australia's billion-dollar bid to rival China's rare earth dominance | Principia Scientific, Intl.
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (1274+ words) Written by Suranjana Tewari on August 13, 2025. Posted in Current News Australia is betting big on a discovery with a billion dollar loan to a mining company to extract rare earth metals " and disrupt a supply chain that China has monopolised....
Lithium: the New Environmental "Crisis" | Principia Scientific, Intl.
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (889+ words) Written by Sallust on July 29, 2025. Posted in Current News The BBC (of all outlets) has an extended piece on how "green" tech is feeding another environmental crisis It seems that while the better off indulge their desire to feel good…...